Chelsea manager Graham Potter has revealed that he and his family received anonymous death threats as a result of the Premier League club’s recent poor form, gistpeople reports
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Chelsea is tenth in the table, with two wins in their last fourteen games, and has only scored once at home this season.
Chelsea has won nine of their 25 games since Potter took over as manager in September, following the dismissal of Thomas Tuchel.
“As much as I’ve had support, I’ve had some not very nice emails that have come through that want me to die and want my kids to die, so obviously that’s not pleasant to receive,” said the 47-year-old former Brighton & Hove Albion boss to reporters on Friday evening, February 24.
“The challenge for me is, ‘OK, how do I conduct myself?’ That’s what I always turn around too. The higher you go, the more pressure you have on how you are as a person.”
“I want to succeed here. There is this nonsense that I don’t care. Where does that come from? Where’s your evidence on that?,” he added, ahead of Sunday’s trip to Tottenham Hotspur.
“If you go to work and somebody’s swearing abuse at you, it’s not going to be pleasant.
“You can answer it two ways. I could say I don’t care, but you know I’m lying. Everyone cares what people think, because we’re hardwired to be socially connected.”
“Ask my family how life has been for me and for them. It’s been not pleasant at all,” he added.
“I understand supporters go home and they’re annoyed because the team aren’t winning but, I assure you, my life for the last three, four months has been fairly average, apart from the fact I’m really grateful for this experience.”
